More torrential rain in Belgium with further flooding in places, more upturned cars (a phone typo had this as ‘upturned cats’, as far as I know this isn’t a phenomenon but you never know) and muddy streets. Hope those climate talks are going well. A particularly heavy shower today brought down a heavy dahlia stem, so in they came!
The sea urchin is Dahlia ‘Bora bora’, and there’s also Dahlia ‘Antibes’ and scented pelargonium leaves. Sometimes I am reluctant to cut perfectly good flowers for a vase, but in this case the weather decided for me.
I’ve ticked ‘like’ but I don’t like what the weather is doing to your garden and the wider environment (though I do like the thought of upturned cats). The dahlias look lovely – a good rescue. We’re still waiting for rain in North Wales, though I believe there has been torrential rain “down South” with flooding in parts of London, though that may have been yesterday. Rain is forecast for the remainder of the week. Stay safe (and mud and cat free).
It is rather worrying what’s happening all over the place. My cat is safely indoors and in no danger of upturning 😉
If science is correct, and it most undoubtedly is, this is just the start of horrendous weather. Who knows what the future holds but we may look back upon this year as a good one…I hope that is not the case.
Your dahlias are beautiful. Mary Beth has a nice row and just finished staking them. She does not cut them either.
Thanks Steve, it does feel like a brave new world, let’s hope that we can reverse some of the damage – trying to be optimistic, but it’s not easy. Just this morning on the radio I was listening to Dave Goulson talking about the alarming rate of extinction among insects.
The insect apocalypse. It is upon us. My pessimist self think that there will be a sudden collapse of our food supply due to the loss of insects and, of course, especially pollinators.The disregard for scientists’ warning is quite distressing. Those whose profit depends on ignoring warnings are a serious problem and we are trying to recover from four years of a denier of everything science.
I know, it’s distressing indeed. I’ve recently ordered a book which isn’t going to cheer me up, it’s called Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse.
That title reminded me of a film, Silent Running, about space ships carrying the last vestiges of flora from Earth. Not a happy premise either.
I think I heard about that, I’ll ask my other half, who likes Sci Fi. There’s also that frightening one about the effects of soil erosion, Interstellar, very good but scary!
So sorry to hear this… the summer weather is very exceptional this year. Is this the start of the changes they warned us about for so long…. ? Enjoy the saved flowers inside and let’s hope this will be the only damage in your garden…
It certainly feels like a strange summer Rudi.
Hi Sel. Let’s hope that is the last of the storms. They missed us completely this time, with just a few spots of rain. Your dahlias are a delight, and I can recommend the regular cutting of flowers for a vase! 😉
Thanks Cathy, let’s hope so, lucky that you missed it. With this weather, it definitely makes sense to bring the outside in!
Gosh! that sounds like wild weather! Hope all has settled down again. That is a really beautiful Dahlia you rescued! Well worth having it inside!
Thanks Lisa, not exactly settled yet but that seems to be the norm now!
They are beautiful. Good rescue! Strange summer weather. I wish I had more confidence in the climate talks 🙁
Yeah, tell me about it….
Happy the cats are okay 😅
Yep, good thing they’ve got nine lives! 😉
So sorry to hear about the continued flooding! You’ve managed to keep your sense of humor it seems. I laughed out loud about the upturned cats. 😅